DocumentCode
2785185
Title
Imaging electron trajectories in laser wakefield cavity using betatron x-ray radiation
Author
Phuoc, Kim Ta ; Corde, Sébastien ; Shah, Rahul ; Albert, Félicie ; Fitour, Romuald ; Rousseau, Jean-Philippe ; Burgy, Fréderic ; Mercier, Brigitte ; Rousse, Antoine
Author_Institution
Laboratoire d¿Optique Appliquée, EN5TA, CNR5 UMR7639, Ecole Polytechnique, Chemin de la Huniÿre, 91761 Palaiseau, France
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate that betatron x-ray radiation provides a direct imaging of electrons trajectories accelerated in laser wakefields. Electron excursions down to 0.7 ¿m ± 0.2 ¿tm have been measured in our parameter regime.
Keywords
Acceleration; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Extraterrestrial measurements; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Optical imaging; Ultrafast optics; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431187
Filename
4431187
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